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Transgender Boy Scouts Analysis

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1) Give one example of bias (opinion) and state why. (2-4 sentences)
Jazz Shaw, the author of the article Welcome to the era of “transgender Boy Scouts,” expressed an extremely biased opinion when he wrote “But we’re talking about kids here. This isn’t a social trend… it’s a criminal offense. (Or it most certainly should be).” His statement expressed a strong feeling of disapproval towards transgender children and their ability to switch their gender identities at an early age. I especially sensed the author's condemnation of transgender children when used the words “it’s a criminal offense” to describe the action of switching gender in his article. I felt Shaw’s statement was biased because the beliefs he shared were unfairly prejudiced
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